Take Back the Night 2024

Event Start: October 2, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Event End: October 2, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Location: Culver Family Welcome Center, 625 Pearl Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901
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About Take Back the Night

Join us at Take Back the Night this Wednesday, October 2, in Oshkosh!

Learn about sexual assault and domestic abuse within our communities and how to stand against it.

This year’s program focuses on the disability community! Pam Malin, our Victim Advocacy Program’s lead advocacy specialist, will be a speaker for the program. She will talk about the experiences of survivors with disabilities.

There will also be a resource fair and activities before the program starts. After the program ends, attendees will march through Oshkosh.

Event Information

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 2, 2024; 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location: Culver Family Welcome Center (625 Pearl Ave., Oshkosh)

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Schedule:

  • 5:00 p.m.: Activities and Resource Fair
  • 6:00 p.m.: Program and Call-to-Action
  • 7:00 p.m.: March through Oshkosh

Accessibility Information

Interpretation Services

An American Sign Language interpreter will be available.

March Route

View the march route map here (PDF). The map is an image of the route. A full text description of the route is available within this section.

There are sidewalks all along the march route.

The march will stop at Christine Ann on the corner of Algoma Boulevard and Division Street. There will be a moment of silence held for those who have lost their lives because of domestic violence.

The march will start at the Culver Family Welcome Center near Osceola Street. You will go northward on Osceola Street. Once you reach High Avenue, you will turn right to march down the avenue in a southeastern direction. You will go down High Avenue until you reach Division Street and turn left. You will march up Division Street for one block and then turn left onto Algoma Boulevard. You will march up Algoma Boulevard back towards University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Once you reach Osceola Street, you will turn left to end the march at the Culver Family Welcome Center.

Availability of Quiet Spaces

There are no designated quiet spaces within the venue. The venue will have outdoor spaces with seats that people can use if they become overwhelmed.

Accessible Bathrooms

The Culvers Family Welcome Center has bathrooms on the first floor. There are no steps to get into the venue or into the bathrooms.

Organizations at the Resource Fair

Did You Know?

  • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
  • Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 38 men experience completed or attempted rape.
  • Domestic violence and sexual assault impact physical and mental health, family dynamics, and economic stability.
  • Breaking the cycle of abuse is crucial for creating safer, healthier communities.
  • Raising awareness and providing support are key to ending violence and helping survivors thrive.

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